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Oooh lord -- this week has been nuts. But funnily enough, it does not include my dad :). So this past Turkey Day I ate a whole turkey roll, gained 4 pounds, then lost 6. It was loverly :D.

Mmm... yeah, that's all I got. So maybe the week hasn't been *that* nuts... I just like to think that it is :).

So there's these survey's that they have on all the myspaces that just give information about yourself. I decided to do one since all y'all know about me is my problems with my dad -- which isn't that interesting.

So here goes (and damn is it long):

~*The Basics*~
Your full name: Shannon Elena B
--What does it mean?: Old, wise river
Your birthday: June 1st
Height: 5'9"
Eye colour: Darkety-dark brown
--Do you like it?: Yes!
Natural hair colour: Light brown
--Do you like it?: Nah.. I've been using $5 hair dying products on it.. Just because I'm young enough to get away with it :)
Gender: Female
Religion: Eh...
--Have you ever changed religions?: Yep
--Would you consider it?: Of course.
Race: White
Heritage: Russian (I was born with Vodka in my blood)
--Do you like your heritage?: Mmhmm!
Where do you live?: Virginia
Have you ever moved cities or countries?: I've moved from Russia to the US
Your job: Don't have one
--Do you enjoy it?: N/A
~*Favorites*~
Movie: DEBS, Rat Race and soo many others
TV show: That 70's Show, The L Word, South o' Nowhere, Heroes, Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty
TV character: There's way too many to choose from
Movie character: Shit, I don't even know
Book: Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging, Keeping You a Secret, and all of Chuck Palahniuk's books (ie. Fight Club, Invisible Monster and Survivor), AND the Harry Potter series
Literary character: Shannon MacFarland of Invisible Monster and Hermione from Harry Potter :)
Author: Chuck Palahniuk, hands down
Band: Queen, Ok Go, The Beatles, Scissor Sisters, Trapt, KT Tunstall, ELO, and Damien Rice
Song: Probably Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra
Type of music: Rock
Instrument: Cello -- it makes the most beautiful sounds
Cereal: Special K
Fast food place: Taco Bell
Dessert: Any kind of fruit
Country: The US (I suppose..)
City: Pittsburgh
Place to travel: Pocono Mountains
Airline: Midwest (or something like that?)
Shampoo/conditioner: Pantene Pro-V (it is THE best!) and Lake water definently makes your hair softer
Lotion: Um... my favourite hanitizer is Purell..
Subject in school: Biology
Teacher: World History (aka Worst)
Province: Quebec?
State (if you're American): Pennsylvania
Football team: Steelers!
Hockey team: Penguins! (just cause they're so gosh-darn cute)
Athlete: Hines Ward
Sport to play: Soccer
Sport to watch: Football
Fruit: Apple
Vegetable: Steamed and buttered brocolli
Snack: Those pineapple cups
Meal: Turkey roll
Restaurant: Olive Garden (I looove their lasagna)
Grocery store: Safeway :D
~*Have You Ever*~
Gone on a blind date?: Nope
Flown in an airplane?: Yes
Thrown up on an airplane?: I sleep in planes.
Peed in the shower?: Erm...
Peed your pants after you hit double digits?: No..
Enjoyed Shakespeare?: Yes!
Been to the opera?: Fortunately, no
Been to the theatre?: A few times
Streaked?: Hah, no
Seen a streaker?: Yes
Been mooned?: Not lately
Mooned someone?: Never!
Flipped someone off?: Only while in a car
Been in a fist fight?: Mmhmm
Been drunk?: Not to my knowledgement
Had alcohol poisoning?: Nope
Been walked in on while you're naked?: Yes... It was a horrible experience
Slept in a snowbank?: Which kid hasn't?
Made a snow angel?: I was forced to by my aunt..
Lost any teeth?: Yes
Been in the hospital?: Yep, but not for MY health
Been in a major accident?: Not yet
Burnt yourself?: Just this past weekend :(
Passed out?: During karate
Watched a soap opera you didn't understand?: I never understand *any* of the soap operas... even the ones in English
Prank called 911?: Uh.. no..
Made fun of emos?: Teehee.. Its a fun thing to do :).
Acted like an emo, just to see what it's like?: Acted as in make fun of
Cheated on a test?: I've helped someone cheat
Cheated on a boyfriend/girlfriend?: Nope
Lied to get out of trouble?: Once or twice
Started a fire?: Yeah, but it was on logs
Roasted a marshmallow?: Ew, no.
Set a marshmallow on fire?: I've seen it done.
--How many times?: Many times.
Wanted to drop out of school?: I like school.
--Did you?:
~*Randoms*~
Are you single or dating?: Single
If single...do you like anyone?: Hm.. No one comes to mind.
--If so, who?:
--Why?:
--Do you have a chance with them?:
If taken...who?:
--How long?:
--Are you happy?:
Last 4 digits of your phone number: 0432
Your house number:
Why are you taking this survey?: Because I'm bored.
What school do you go to?: Hayfield Homo's Represent!
--Do you like it?: Yep
Your school colours?: Orange and White, I think... It changes a lot.
Your school teams' name?: Hawks
Ever been on a sports team?: Yep
--If yes, what was the name of it?: Hurricanes
--Did you enjoy it?: Noooooo
What do you want to be when you grow up?: A doctor
--Why?: Because I like what it entails
Any plans for the near future?: Getting a job in the summer and going to camp.
What are your views on capital punishment?: It should be harsher
--Nuclear weapons?: They should be destroyed
--Euthanasia?: Euthan-what?
--The Canadian government?: I don't even know..
--The American government?: It's being taken over by the Democrats!
--The European Union?:
--The UN?:
--Can you tell me who the Secretary-General of the UN is?: Nope
What was your favourite grade of elementary school?: 6th
--Why?: It was the easiest
What are you wearing right now?: Gnome PJ pants and a Juniata soccer shirt
--Any particular reason why?: I'm about to go to bed
What was the last thing you ate?: Oven-baked pizza
If you were a crayon, what colour would you be?: Purple
How are you feeling today?: Tired
How many keys are on your keychain?: 8 or so... I like collecting chains :)
--What are they for?: Mostly they're just suveniers
What does the room you're in look like?: It looks like a living room
--Do you like the room?: Yep, it's the central part of this house
Do you own an iPod?: Who doesn't?
--If yes, what kind?: 5th Gen 30 GB
Do you wear glasses or contacts?: Glasses
What's your view on laser eye surgery?: I can't wait to get it when I'm 18
--Would you ever consider it?: Yep.
Weirdest thing about your parents: My mom's obsessed with Lucille Ball
What did you do this weekend?: Eat and sleep
--Was it enjoyable?: Hell yes
What\'s your greatest fear?: Of losing my hearing
Your greatest strength?: I can pass tests with a good enough grade without studying
What country do you fear the most: Germany
Have you ever been in a third-world country?: Nope, and I don't plan on going to one
--Would you ever want to live in one?: of course not
What song do you have stuck in your head right now?: the Jhoon Rhee Might-for-Right song
Will poverty ever end?: Not in my lifetime
--Why or why not?: Because people can't get their own asses out of their heads
Will we destroy our own planet?: Nope
--How? Eventually, the earth will just spontaneously combust
Man--inherently good, or inherently evil?: Inherently stupid

Oy with the poodles already!

You know what I absolutely love about the new episode of South o' Nowhere (airing this Friday on the 17th)? It's that Spencer's mom is rather "perky" when she catches her daughter about to do the nasty with said daughter's girlfriend, and when she kicks the girlfriend out. Am I the only one to notice this? Teehee. I just can't believe it... I'm so worried for Spencer and Ashley :(. No doubt they're going to stay together, but Mother Superior is going to bring in a priest to exorcise Spencer's gay demons out of her!? Blasphemy!

Anyways. Yesterday sucked. If you look down to my posts around July, you'll notice I talk about my dad coming to our house drunk and whatnot. Well he did that again. Only sober. But it was very agressive and crazy. He wanted me to go up to Pennsylvania to be with his mom since she's going into surgery. He even told me she was dying. Fact is, she's not dying -- she'd doing fine. But he went all nutzoid and yelled at me to pack and get in the car. For the past few nights I've been staying at a friend's house since the tension with my dad was at it's brinking point.. and obviously now it's exceeded that.

So anywho, I got scared when he took my dog out of the house and pushed her into his car. No leash, no collar. I began crying. Then I locked myself in my mom's room and called my mom (she's recovering from surgery in Pittsburgh) and she told me to call 911. Which I did.

Inbetween calling my mom, crying hysterically, and waiting for the police, I later found out that Baily escaped. How the hell does that happen when she's supposed to be in a car? Let's factor this out: 1) Baily is a fat, 50 gallon barrel type of dog. 2) My dad's truck is high up off the ground. Taking all this in, you wouldn't think that Baily would be physcially able to jump off my dad's truck. This leads me to conclude that he took her out of the car and probably didn't even stop her from running away. From this alone I'm not talking for him for years. Finally, my friend's parents got to my house and the mom, ya know, hugged me and such. Then I realized that the back door was open, which made me cry even more because I thought that some of our 4 cats could've dissappeared. And that's all I need. My dog to be gone and my cats along with her. Couldn't be better.

So yeah, everything worked out. Though I remember the last time my dad did this I was crying and my mom and I agreed that that was the LAST time he would ever make me cry... and look what happens? Now I don't even care if he gets wasted every night because the only reason he wasn't doing that was because he had visitation rights with me and that was one of the things he couldn't do. Well now he'll probably have no visitation rights anymore so what's holding him back?

I really do hope he reads this one day and finds out what a bastard he really is.